Chinese officials announced on the 24th that in September this year, during the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum 2026 Conference to be held in Lianyungang by the Ministry of Public Security, China will hold the inaugural meeting of the International Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Alliance. Currently, 40 countries have expressed their willingness to participate in co-building the alliance.
Jiang Guoli, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 24th that the International Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Alliance was initiated and is being established by the Chinese government. It aims to effectively address transnational telecom fraud crimes, with broad participation from law enforcement agencies of various countries. The alliance will be “an intergovernmental international organization with considerable action coordination and professionalism.”
He noted that so far, 40 countries have expressed their willingness to jointly build the alliance.
Jiang Guoli mentioned that since 2023, China has strengthened police cooperation with Myanmar, comprehensively cracking down on large-scale telecom fraud parks along the Myanmar northern border. Over 59,000 suspects involved in telecom fraud crimes have been arrested and transferred, with the complete destruction of the “Four Major Families” crime groups in Kokang, Northern Myanmar.
At the beginning of 2025, China, Myanmar, and Thailand established a ministerial-level coordination mechanism to jointly combat telecom fraud crimes, initiating concentrated crackdowns on telecom fraud crimes in Myawaddy. They have carried out 10 consecutive joint repatriation operations, and all 630-plus buildings in the KK Park area of Myawaddy have been demolished.
In addition, working with Cambodian police, China has cleared telecom fraud parks and scam dens, successively arresting several major crime group leaders and key members; through law enforcement cooperation with Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other countries, more than 20,000 suspects involved in telecom fraud crimes have been arrested and repatriated.